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Title: | The Protective Role of Self-Compassion on Risk Factors for Non-suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescence | Authors: | Xavier, Ana Pinto-Gouveia, José Cunha, Marina |
Keywords: | Adolescence; Depression; Self-compassion; Non-suicidal self-injury; life hassles | Issue Date: | 2016 | Project: | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/SFRH/BD/77375/2011/PT | Serial title, monograph or event: | School Mental Health | Volume: | 8 | Issue: | 4 | Abstract: | Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in adolescence is a serious public health problem. Although self-compassion is a protective factor of mental health difficulties in adult populations, its potential impact on adolescence remains scarcely explored. Therefore, we aimed to test whether self-compassion can mitigate the impact of daily peer hassles and depressive symptoms on NSSI. The participants were 643 adolescents (51.6% female) with ages between 12 and 18 years old, from middle and secondary schools. Self-report questionnaires were used to measure daily peer hassles, depressive symptoms, self-compassion and NSSI. Daily peer hassles was positively correlated with depressive symptoms and NSSI. Self-compassion was inversely associated with daily peer hassles and depressive symptoms and NSSI. Path Analysis showed that self-compassion had a moderator effect on the association between depressive symptoms and NSSI. Results suggest that self-compassion can be a protective process, as it may buffer against the impact of depressive symptoms on NSSI. This study presents preventive and clinical implications for educators and therapists working with adolescents. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/46890 | DOI: | 10.1007/s12310-016-9197-9 | Rights: | openAccess |
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